| The colors of osode (kimono with big sleeves and opened cuffs) and kosode (kimono with tight sleeves) depended on the court ranks, but after the Heian period various colors of kimono appeared, which were outside the scope of regulation. |
大袖・小袖の色は位階によったが、平安時代以降その範囲を超えるような色のものも増加した。 |